The mini bag trend is alive and kicking with the Valentino Mini My Rockstud Shoulder Bag! If you’re looking for fabulous, downsized pieces that could accentuate any outfit you may have in mind (neutrals, neutrals and more neutrals!), then this is the bag you’re looking for!

The piece has a smooth black leather exterior and is finished-off with the luxury house’s signature gold-tone pyramid studs – a classy addition to the whole design! And since it has a detachable shoulder strap, you can wear it in multiple ways. Carry it as a clutch on your hand, or let it rest beautifully on your shoulders as you strut the streets in style. Its snap button fastening keeps all of your personal effects intact, so no worries for you!

You can get your very own Valentino Mini My Rockstud Shoulder Bag via MyTheresa.

Red is the color that symbolizes luck in the Asian culture and is believed to award away the evil. In fashion, red is a color that needs to be used with caution, overdo it and it can make you look funny.

But if you blend red with the right combination of shoes, clothes and jeans, you can create magical things. Red is where people turn their eyes to, it’s the shade that makes our heart beat a little bit faster.

The Valentino Red Rockstud Shoulder Bag got it all, it’s refined with beautiful golden hardware to make it look beyond luxurious. The gold is bling’ing and reflecting to the lights. It is a gorgeous accessory that will attract attention, compliments and perhaps a few free drinks. But anyway, it’s a great conversation starter and will also bring a lot of confident.

Red and Bags, Valentino knows how to get it done. Decorated with pyramid stud trim throughout, it also comes with an adjustable shoulder strap. The front flap is embellished with a flip-clasp closure and it got a gold logo stamp at the back face.

The interior is made with a zip pocket and is fully lined, measuring 7.5’ x 5.5’ x 2’ (L x H x W) inches, for $1,375 USD at SSENSE.

I’ve never liked admitting when I’m wrong about something, but when that something turns out to be a thing I enjoy that I had originally hated, that softens the blow a little bit. When it comes to handbags, the first things on that list are the Valentino Rockstud Bags.

When Valentino’s uber-successful line first debuted, it was with VaVaVoom bags during the brand’s Spring 2011 runway show. Valentino had been searching for its accessories identity for seasons, and it was beginning to feel like the brand’s then-fairly new creative directors might not find their groove. It felt like studs had been all over everything for years on end, and the finger-slips at the front of the VaVaVoom just didn’t quite make sense to me. (They still don’t, really, but the rest of the line is good enough to excuse it.)

A lot of you agreed with me in the comments on that initial review, but somehow, Valentino went on to tweak and expand the collection, making me and thousands of others into believers over the intervening three years. They’re surpassed “trend” and now seem like they’re headed toward “classic” – a bag that the brand can tweak and reissue to great customer response for years to come. I’m glad I was wrong about them.

Which bag or trend did you dismiss at first, only to come around to it later? Let us know in the comments.